Giraffe in Oxford

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Today I ate at Giraffe for the first time in Oxford City Centre. The service was great with all the servers being very friendly and helpful. I was impressed by the range of choice on their menu with full English breakfasts, burgers, Mexican dishes, grills! 

We had some lovely mint lemonade for £2.55 which came out in these cute jam jars! I love the presentation of these drinks, it's such a simple idea but works so well! This was a lovely and refreshing drink with makes a nice drink from the standard coke, sprite, fanta soft drinks usually on offer at restaurants.

For my main I had BBQ Chicken and Cheddar Cheese Quesadillas with a salsa and salad on the side for £9.25. This dish was so good!! The filling also had some sweetcorn and black beans which emhanced the Mexican theme and added more flavour. These were also presented so nicely on a wooden board. It was also really filling which was surprising for me as I thought it didn't look tht big initially.

I had a great time at Giraffe and will definitely be going back to try out more of their dishes!!

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Nando's Chicken Chilli Wrap

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I used to go to Nando's regularly when I was in sixth form (all those years ago!) but have rarely been since then. Last Friday my work decided to eat at Nando's before catching the Brazil vs Columbia football match and I now realise I've been missing out! 

I chose the Chicken Chilli Wrap, cooked at the lemon and herb spice level as I'm not very brave spice. I was struggling to decide between chips or rice as my side - the age old 'do I treat myself to chips or be healthy and have rice' issue. As you can see in the picture I ended up treating myself to chips adding the peri peri salt for an extra 10p!

The wrap had some delicious chilli jam in which worked well with the lemon and herb spice of the chicken. I also like how easy the wrap is to eat as I used to always get the chicken burger and then struggle with all the filling falling out. It seems a bit strange having to pay 10p for peri peri salt on your chips but it was so worth it - someone's even told me you can buy a pot of Nando's peri peri salt from supermarkets to have at home so I'm now on the look out for it!

Another great thing about Nando's is that it does 'Bottomless' soft drinks! As we went straight after a long day at work I was thirsty but then I also added some Garlic Peri Peri sauce to my plate which had a bit of a kick so the bottomless drinks were heaven. I must of gone up for refills 5 or 6 times so I definitely got my money's worth! And we all know its good for your skin to keep hydrated so you'd be silly not take advantage of the refills.

All in all this was a bargain meal out at £10.85 including the bottomless drink! And one of the best things about Nando's is you can all easily pay separately so when you've finished your meal there isn't the hassle or awkward moment when you all have to divide up the bill. I picked up a bonus card when I ordered as I plan on going back lots more now!

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The King's Head Pub in Staplehurst, Kent

Last Sunday I went to visit my lovely granddad in the village where he lives, Staplehurst. To my delight he insisted that we went to The King's Head which does the best pub food and the portions are always huge!

One of the great things about The King's Head in Staplehurst is that the majority of it's main meals are on a 2 for £12 offer. In my mind it's superb value that a proper English pub does such a good value meal deal. As you can see from the photo below the pub has a lovely homey feel to it and the hops wrapped around the timber helps to enhance the local British feel! There were a load of England flags up but this was only for the World Cup. 

I've been to this pub quite a few times now and I always seem to manage to try something new. I was considering they're chicken fajitas but I ended up choosing the Chicken Carbonara which had a creamy white wine and garlic sauce with garlic bread on the side. This was a bargain for only £6 in their deal or £6.75 by itself! I really struggled to clear my plate because the portion was just so big but it tasted so good I couldn't stand wasting any. 

I wasn't going to have a dessert as I was way too full but as per usual my grandad went ahead and ordered me one anyway. He chose the Toffee Pavlova Sundae for us both as in his eyes ice cream is a light desert so would be easy to eat when you're already full. It was massive!!! But it was incredible - I ate it all so fast! It had bits of toffee crisp mixed in with ice cream, meringue, cream and toffee sauce! 

I love it at The King's Head and it's become a tradition to go there each time I visit my grandad! The people are lovely and friendly when serving you and the food is out of the world! 

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